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Diamond in the Rough

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Nora Calloway has one unbreakable rule: no athletes. It isn't arbitrary β€” it's hard-earned. And she has every intention of keeping it when she takes on her event planning internship with Crestwood University's Athletics Department. Then she meets Cole Whitaker. He's the starting pitcher every MLB scout in the country has their eye on β€” dark-haired, blue-eyed, and nothing like she expected. When a party neither of them wanted to attend throws them together, the spark is instant and undeniable. But Nora didn't build her rules for nothing, and Cole is one contract away from leaving Harborview behind for good. As the weeks pass and the distance between them keeps shrinking, Nora is forced to ask herself a question she never planned to answer: what happens when the one person who makes you want to break all your rules is also the one person you swore you'd never fall for? Β© All Rights Reserved

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Diamond in the Rough

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